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Feb 16, 2022

New York’s new mayor Eric Adams is taking aim at drill rap, a style with roots in the U.K. but popularized in the U.S. by deceased New York rapper Pop Smoke. Adams wants social media platforms to get involved by banning videos that glorify guns and violence, comparing them to Trump’s removal from Twitter.
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The Young Turks: February 16, 2022

Ex-Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani is claiming that he is in possession of evidence that proves Hillary Clinton spied on then-President Donald Trump following the 2016 election. The revelation comes as special counsel John Durham filed a report regarding the DOJ’s investigation into Trump’s connection with Russia.
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Reporter Jack Poulson revealed some startling information about how police departments are lobbied by big tech firms. Tech companies that produce body-cams, smart weapons, police tech, etc. pitch their products to police officers by promising hunting trips, gifts, and other forms of compensation to police chiefs in order to close the deal.
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An Indiana public school is permitting parents to opt their children out of the celebration of Black History Month. Sprunica Elementary School’s opt-out letter that was sent home to parents and requires a signature to remove the students from lessons on "equity, caring, and understanding differences".
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The Marshall Islands have been U.S. territory since the end of WWII and have witnessed the testing and detonation of dozens of atomic bombs. Today, the Marshallese people are still being affected by the fallout of these tests as the U.S. government is trying to scale back their promised economic and infrastructural obligations.
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Truckers that serve the Port of LA are being the push to establish a labor union, claiming that their employer classifies them as contractors in order to bypass labor laws and benefits programs. If successful, the effort could bring about sweeping changes for contract workers nationwide.
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Donald Trump is making his triumphant return to social media by posting the first message on his new TRUTH Social platform. TRUTH Social aims to directly compete with Twitter and could launch as early as President’s Day (February 21st).
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A fight between two teenagers in a New Jersey mall was broken up by police officers who handcuffed a Black teenager involved in the fight while a lighter skinned teenager was allowed to sit on a nearby couch un-cuffed. The incident is under investigation after New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy was “deeply disturbed” by the interaction.
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New York’s new mayor Eric Adams is taking aim at drill rap, a style with roots in the U.K. but popularized in the U.S. by deceased New York rapper Pop Smoke. Adams wants social media platforms to get involved by banning videos that glorify guns and violence, comparing them to Trump’s removal from Twitter.
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Conservative pundit Charlie Kirk reminisced about his glory days playing AAU basketball for a team called the “White Eagles” that featured a lineup entirely comprised of white players. While there was seemingly nothing racist about the start of his story, Kirk couldn’t help himself proceeded the say that his team “got along” with teams of all Black players.
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In a recent interview with Candace Owens, Eric Trump said that if he could have dinner with anyone dead or alive, he would choose Jesus. A seemingly fair choice at face value, young Trump couldn’t help himself and said that he would ask Jesus, of all people, if the Biden presidency is a part of His plan to “show people the difference” between a Republican and Democratic president.
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Kanye “Ye” West and Kim Kardashian have been publicly feuding for weeks over their ongoing divorce and how Ye has been absent in his kids’ lives lately. Ye recently posted a half-hearted apology to Kim on Instagram, “apologizing” for posting private conversations and relentlessly harassing her and Pete Davidson online.
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New page: New York’s new mayor Eric Adams is taking aim at drill rap, a style with roots in the U.K. but popularized in the U.S. by deceased New York rapper Pop Smoke. Adams wants social media platforms to get involved by banning videos that glorify guns and violence, comparing them to Trump’s removal from Twitter. - TYT.com